Thursday, February 05, 2009

CAPRICA pilot coming to DVD April 2009




I am surprised, and thrilled, to have just read this press release, reprinted below. Pretty frakkin great news.


The Highly Anticipated Feature-Length Prequel to the Series Phenomenon, 'Battlestar Galactica' Premiering Exclusively on DVD and Digital Download

FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF SCI FI CHANNEL'S 'BATTLESTAR GALACTICA' RONALD D. MOORE AND DAVID EICK AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT


Caprica, the highly anticipated prequel to "Battlestar Galactica," will enjoy its world premiere exclusively on DVD on April 21, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. In a groundbreaking move sure to delight fans of the long-running television phenomenon, the feature-length prequel will be available on DVD as a limited-edition uncut and unrated version before the series' broadcast premiere on the SCI FI Channel in 2010. Caprica is executive produced by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick ("Battlestar Galactica") and Remi Aubuchon ("24"). Exclusive bonus features that take viewers behind the scenes of the creation of Caprica make this DVD a landmark event for any fan of "Battlestar Galactica." The film will also be available at selected online destinations for digital download transactions.

As "Battlestar Galactica" wraps its gripping final season on SCI FI on March 20, 2009, Caprica begins a brand new epic saga that continues the franchise's commitment to thought-provoking storytelling and extraordinary characters. Set over 50 years before the events of "Battlestar Galactica," Caprica is a world at the peak of its power, grappling with new science and technologies and the issues they create. The series will star Golden Globe nominee Eric Stoltz (Mask, Pulp Fiction), Esai Morales ("Jericho," "NYPD Blue"), Paula Malcomson ("Deadwood" "ER") and Golden Globe nominee Polly Walker ("Cane," "Rome") in a story laced with passion, intrigue and family conflict.

"We are thrilled to take the groundbreaking step of offering the world-premiere of the Caprica feature-length extended pilot episode on DVD prior to the new series' television debut," said Hilary Hoffman, Senior Vice President, Brand and Digital Marketing for Universal Studios Home Entertainment. "This innovative distribution model will serve to satisfy 'Battlestar Galactica' fans' appetites for a new content while building excitement for the franchise's next great adventure."

"Ever since fans first caught wind of the 'Battlestar Galactica' prequel Caprica, they have been eagerly following its development," said Mark Stern, Executive Vice President, Original Programming for SCI FI & Co-Head Original Content, Universal Cable Productions. "We wanted to give them a chance to see the pilot in its original form and experience the prequel to the BSG story while that series' finale was still ringing in their ears. It also affords the creative team an unprecedented chance to get viewers feedback before production on the Caprica series begins this summer."

"If 'Battlestar Galactica' offered us a way to shatter the conventions of space opera, Caprica will be a show which will challenge the conventions of science fiction storytelling as a whole," said Ronald D. Moore, Executive Producer/Writer.

"Part sweeping soap, part meditation on the dangerous moral ramifications of artificial intelligence, this is a truly unique opportunity to continue telling stories which will be as daring and shocking as the best of 'Galactica' -- and yet will be altogether different from 'Galactica,'" said David Eick, Executive Producer.

Universal Cable Productions will begin production on the "Caprica" series in the summer of 2009 in Vancouver for a 2010 television premiere on the SCI FI Channel. The DVD of Caprica is priced at $26.98 S.R.P. Preorder close is March 3, 2009.


BONUS FEATURES:

  • Feature Commentary with Director Jeffrey Reiner and Executive Producer/Writer Ronald D. Moore and Executive Producer David Eick
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Video Blogs
    • What the Frak is Caprica?
    • The Director's Process
    • The V Club
    • The Birth of a Cylon


SYNOPSIS

Set 50 years before Battlestar Galactica, Caprica follows two rival families and their patriarchs - Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) and Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) - as they compete and thrive in the vibrant world of the 12 Colonies, a society recognizably close to our own. Enmeshed in the burgeoning technology of artificial intelligence and robotics that will eventually lead to the creation of the Cylons, the two houses go toe-to-toe blending action with corporate conspiracy and sexual politics.


TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Street Date: April 21, 2009

Pre-Order Close: March 3, 2009

Copyright: 2009 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Price: $26.98

Selection Number: 61109037

Running Time: 1 Hour 33 Minutes

Layers: Dual Layer

Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1

Rating: Not rated.

Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1

www.CapricaDVD.com



22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sweet! Is this going to be available at regular retailers (Amazon.com, Best Buy, etc.) or only from www.capricadvd.com?

Freek said...

Blu-ray? Please!?

Unknown said...

*splodes*

Ankur said...

I agree with Freek, please give us a blu-ray release!

Anonymous said...

Awesome news!!!

I thought we'd have to wait a year to see the show.

I have to say it's smart marketing on Sci-Fi's part. They already have the pilot in the can might as well wet our appetite while BSG is still fresh in our minds.

This DVD and and The Plan will definitely subside my depression when BSG is over.

Hieu Le Bui said...

Well well well, this is certainly a great surprise. Glad they are not holding onto it long and releasing it now for the fans.

Anonymous said...

Yeah this is great. I really enjoyed that leaked script...

Anonymous said...

This is cool, except that we'll have to wait a year for the next episode... It's like BSG all over again!

I'm definitely buying this.

Eric H said...

@ Chad N. A one-year hiatus between episodes? Yeah, we're kinda used to that :)

What exactly are the chances for Blu-ray on this? It's not like they've rushed to make BD releases of BSG....sigh.

Anonymous said...

While I appreciate that Sci Fi wants to get the Caprica prequel out of the gate while BSG is still fresh in our minds, I feel like this is another instance of Sci Fi shooting the BSG franchise in the foot.

From everything this press release states it looks like the Caprica prequel will not be in TV at all - or if it is, it certainly won't be on TV in April, right after BSG ends.

I have a feeling that doing this is going to make Caprica go unnoticed by anyone but BSG fans. Let's be honest - who is going to buy Caprica who hasn't seen Battlestar? I certainly wouldn't buy a DVD of a prequel to a spin off of a TV show that I'm not even watching in the first place.

Putting Caprica on TV soon after the series end would likely have a positive effect, at least in my opinion - people who have always heard about that "great Battlestar Galactica show everyone is talking about" but haven't got into it because the storyline is well underway might be willing to watch a pilot for a new show made by the same people, but I highly doubt they will be willing to go out and buy a DVD.

So while I appreciate this move, I think it is a bad one on Sci Fi's part (and I know it is Universal, not Sci Fi, who does the DVD releases).

Besides - I'm a HUGE BSG fan, and I WILL NOT be buying Caprica the day it comes out - after the dissapointment that was Razor, I'm not going to risk dropping 30 bucks on a bad movie. If they can't even win me over, how do they expect to get new viewers?

Anonymous said...

Uh-oh. Many fans are just going to torrent the Caprica pilot. Paying $25+ for the equivalent of two TV episodes is not good value.

I'll just wait until it hits TV unless it earns rave reviews.

Anonymous said...

Tighclops, I couldn't disagree more. Of course they'll air the (rated/cut) pilot material closer to the start of the series. This is a nice chance for us TruFans to see it early, uncut and unrated, and ponder what the series will be. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth!

Anonymous said...

Don't be stupid folks. Haven't you heard of Direct To Video? This means that Caprica the series will never happen. They've given up on it.

Anonymous said...

Put down the crack pipe, Anonymous. They greenlit the frakking show. They've hired writers. This is a nice bone to throw to the BSG fans who are going to be quite depressed in April, as BSG ends. For good.

Anonymous said...

I want to see the Caprica movie like everyone else here.

But why is it so frakkin' expensive?

Also, remember how the miniseries was packaged with the first season of BSG? I suspect they'll do the same with the first season of Caprica. I think I'll just save my money and wait.

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